Ostorhinchus cheni, Munahosi cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus cheni (Hayashi, 1990)

Munahosi cardinalfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: cheni: Named for Jen-Ping Chen in recognition to his studies on Apogonidae of Taiwan.
Eponymy: Dr Jen-Ping Chen is an ichthyologist who works at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, where he is a Full Professor and at the Institute of Zoology of Academia Sinica, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 70 - 100 m (Ref. 31450). Temperate

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Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Northern Mariana Is. and Guam

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31450)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Reddish-scarlet body; all fins deep reddish; 2 dusky, narrow stripes (reddish-brown in life), dorso- and midlateral. Upper part of first dorsal blackish; a small black spot between second dorsal spine and pectoral fin base. Center of caudal fin base with a black spot as large as pupil or slightly larger. Five predorsal scales. Preopercular ridge entire, weakly serrated edge. Body depth 2.5-2.6 in SL (Ref. 31450).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

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Hayashi, M., 1990. Two new cardinalfish (Apogonidae: genus Apogon) from the Indo-west Pacific. Sci. Rep. Yokosuka City Mus. 38:7-18. (Ref. 31450)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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